Fwd: EEEPC 1000h

I'm back! my old old trusty laptop of 6 year finally broke. I'm sadden that i didn't back up all my files, but the fact that the Averatec 6100 i had lasted me more than 3 years is a blessing. So now I found myself mobile less and in need of a new toy that would cater to my needs. 

I needed a toy that would give me mobility, easy to carry around, long battery life, handle basic tasks while i'm away from my desktop, and be able to with stand my cruel treatments (on 24/7). Ultra Portables popped in my head.

I had to decide between MSI's WIND U100 and ASUS's EEEPC 1000. Acer was out of the competition because of its lack in hardware such as no blue tooth and smaller screen size in compression to the U100 and EEEPC 1000h. So after a whole day of walking around the mall i finally made up my mind and bought the EEEPC 1000H. The fact that it had Wireless N and 6 cell battery was what tipped the boat towards the EEEPC. 

Since having my new toy for a couple of hours I've started scavenging the net for my favorite programs. And to my surprise actually helped in making my EEEPC more usable.

Desktop Media - Its more of a accessibility tool than  of a productivity tool. Basically when a thumb drive is inserted a icon will appear on your desktop giving direct access. Sorry MAC followers.

Image Resizer - This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click. It does what it says it will do.

Virtual Desktop Manager - Manage up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar with this PowerToy. EEEPC has a small screen, so getting the most out of your viewing real estate is better right?

Clear Type Tuner - This PowerToy lets you use ClearType technology to make it easier to read text on your screen.

Tweak UI - This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Pismo File Mount - Windows system extension that enables application controlled virtual and user mode file systems. Using Pismo File Mount, applications can expose all kinds of program and user data through the Windows file system interface. Since EEEPC doesn't have an optical drive, PFM acts as a virtual drive and all you need to do is to right click on a ISO and mount it. Pesto if you look in my My Computer you'll notice you have a new drive.

There are tons of other free applications out there that can add productivity to your digital world. These are just a few of which add simplicity to my life.